Naveed, Humera
Maqsood, Kaleem
Ahmad, Husna
Haider, Waheed
Iqbal, Muhammad Amir
Roohi, Nabila
Article History
Received: 12 May 2025
Accepted: 16 January 2026
First Online: 27 January 2026
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
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: Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study.
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